Naked man rescued from Chula Vista storm drain

He told authorities he had been seeking relief from the heat

CHULA VISTA  Police and firefighters were called Monday night to rescue a naked man who told authorities he got lost inside a storm drain after seeking underground refuge from the heat.

A resident who heard a man yelling for help from a storm drain on Fourth Avenue, near K Street, called 911 at 9:52 p.m., a Chula Vista police dispatcher said. Firefighters were able to get the man out. He was not wearing any clothes, the dispatcher said.

The man said he had been hot, and had climbed into the storm drain about 10:30 a.m. He said he got lost and had been wandering around in the sewer system for hours, the dispatcher said.

The man was not injured and was returned to his home.

According to the National Weather Service, the high temperature Monday in Chula Vista was 86 degrees.